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Emergencies in gastroenterology and hepatology / Daniel Marks, Marcus Harbord.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Marks, Daniel.
- Series:
- Emergencies in-- series.
- Emergencies in--
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gastroenterology.
- Hepatology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (407 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An easily accessible guide to diagnosing and managing critical situations, Emergencies in Gastroenterology and Hepatology aids doctors in dealing with acutely sick patients quickly and effectively. The book provides practical advice on how to make difficult decisions in an emergency situation. Areas covered include life and death emergencies, as well as the broad problems faced by on-call Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists on a daily basis. The focus throughout is onimmediate management, but the book also includes reference to long term follow up for certain problems.Each chapter has an ass
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Symbols and abbreviations; 1 Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding; 2 Acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding; 3 Severe iron deficiency anaemia; 4 Severe vomiting; 5 Severe acute diarrhoea; 6 Gastroenteritis; 7 Complications of inflammatory bowel disease; 8 Acute thoracic pain and dysphagia; 9 Acute abdominal pain; 10 Malnutrition and chronic gastrointestinal disease; 11 Complications of nutritional support; 12 HIV disease and the gastrointestinal tract; 13 Assessment of liver function; 14 Jaundice; 15 Acute liver failure; 16 Complications of cirrhosis and portal hypertension
- 17 Infections and the liver18 Drug-induced liver injury; 19 The liver in pregnancy; 20 Hepatic trauma; 21 Hepatic, neuroendocrine, and general oncological emergencies; 22 Liver transplant patients; Appendix; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-103926-8
- 0-19-174241-4
- 0-19-155234-8
- OCLC:
- 855504935
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